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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie do that angers Alice when he picks her up from the Beekman college one day?

2. What does Charlie's sister once almost get as a reward for an A on a test?

3. What does Charlie build for Algernon in his own furnished apartment?

4. How high is Charlie's IQ when he remembers the story about his sister and the History test?

5. How does Charlie pretend to be a student at the college once his IQ hits 100?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie say that intelligence without affection will lead to when he is at the cocktail party with Nemur?

2. What did Charlie want to have happen as he ran away from the angry mob in the park after a woman came on to him?

3. Why did Norma's father refuse to let her have the dog she was promised if she did well on her history test?

4. What mistake does Charlie realize Nemur has made during the conference in Chicago?

5. What is Professor Nemur most upset about when Charlie returns to the lab after living in his own apartment?

6. What happens to Charlie the night after he dances with Ellen at the party?

7. Why is Charlie so understanding about the hostile attitude that his friends at the bakery have towards him as his intelligence is raised?

8. Why did Charlie allow himself to soil himself when he was younger?

9. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

10. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Daniel Keyes have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 2

Charlie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does Charlie learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

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